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Cycling the Swiss Alps: Andermatt as a Base, the Sustenpass, the Furka, and the Five-Pass Loop
Andermatt sits at the crossroads of four high Alpine passes — the Furka, the Sustenpass, the Grimsel, and the Oberalp — within a single day's ride of each summit. The Tour de Suisse finishes here next weekend. The roads are open. Here is how to use them.
Pogačar Arrives in Switzerland: Tour de Suisse 2026 Preview and Start List
The 2026 Tour de Suisse begins Saturday in Frauenfeld and finishes June 21 in Andermatt. Tadej Pogačar leads a UAE Team Emirates-XRG squad built around a one-week peak. The preview, the start list, and the three stages that will decide it.
After the Classics: Europe's Summer Road Cycling Calendar and What Each Race Decides
Spring is done — Roubaix, Liège, the Ardennes monuments. The Giro runs into June. Then comes the part of the calendar that actually determines how a season is remembered: five months of stage racing and one-day racing from Dauphiné to Il Lombardia.